27-04-19, 08:42 PM
I had a 96 Cat for nearly 3 years. Absolutely brilliant bikes. They are rather big and heavy by modern standards but being 6ft2 and 16 stone, that suited me down to the ground. They're more the size of a 1000 than a 600
Comfort wise it's some where between a fazer and a sport bike. Its does have clip ons but they are above the yoke so not stupidly low, pegs never seems that high to me but you are in a semi sport position.
The fairing is a decent size and provides plenty of wind protection but is a bit of a pain in the ass when it comes to maintenance as it's in about 9 million pieces haha
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder but I have to say personally it pisses all over the box eye from every angle
They are plenty fast enough to have fun with, not gonna set any track day records but still good fun on the road.
The biggest bonus I had from ownership is that the majority of insurers didn't know what class of bike it was so insurance was stupidly cheap
All in all I think they're a stella bike and regret getting rid of mine. Should have kept it as a spare
Comfort wise it's some where between a fazer and a sport bike. Its does have clip ons but they are above the yoke so not stupidly low, pegs never seems that high to me but you are in a semi sport position.
The fairing is a decent size and provides plenty of wind protection but is a bit of a pain in the ass when it comes to maintenance as it's in about 9 million pieces haha
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder but I have to say personally it pisses all over the box eye from every angle
They are plenty fast enough to have fun with, not gonna set any track day records but still good fun on the road.
The biggest bonus I had from ownership is that the majority of insurers didn't know what class of bike it was so insurance was stupidly cheap
All in all I think they're a stella bike and regret getting rid of mine. Should have kept it as a spare